COLCHESTER. Newport County and Colchester United draw 1-1. D. Telford scored the first goal (36′) for Newport County. F. Sears settled the score (78′). Colchester United was not able to win even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (56%)

The match was played at the JobServe Community Stadium stadium in Colchester on Friday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. The referee was Chris Pollard with the assistance of Damith Bandara and Dumitru-Ravel Cheosiaua. The 4th official was Adrian Tranter. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 3 degrees Celsius or 37.33 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 72%.​

Match Statistics​

Colchester United

1 - 1

Newport County

  • 56 Ball Possession 44
Shots
  • 8 Total 16
  • 1 On Target 7
  • 7 Off Target 9
  • 0 Shots blocked 0
  • 118 Attack 92
  • 43 Dangerous attack 45
  • 39 Ball safe 39
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 4 Corners 5
  • 3 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 10 Total 6
  • 1 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 3 Substitutions 0

Ball possession

Colchester United was in firm control of the ball 56% while Newport County was struggling with a 44% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Newport County was putting more pressure with 45 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 7 were on target. However, that was not enough Newport County to win the match​.

Colchester United shot 8 times, 1 on target, 7 off target. On the opposite side, Newport County shot 16 times, 7 on target, 9 off target.

Cards

Colchester United received 1 yellow card (N. Chilvers). Talking about the opposition, Newport County received 2 yellow cards (O. Cooper and J. Clarke).

Match Timeline

Noah Chilvers- Yellow
25'
29'
J. Clarke- Yellow
36'
61'
74'
75'
78'
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Forest Green Rovers
84
46
Exeter City
84
46
Bristol Rovers
80
46
Northampton Town
80
46
Port Vale
78
46
Swindon Town
77
46
Mansfield Town
77
46
Sutton United
76
46
Tranmere Rovers
75
46
Salford City
70
46
Newport County
69
46
Crawley Town
61
46
Leyton Orient
58
46
Bradford City
58
46
Colchester United
55
46
Walsall
54
46
Hartlepool United
54
46
Rochdale
53
46
Harrogate Town
53
46
Carlisle United
53
46
Stevenage
47
46
Barrow
44
46
Oldham Athletic
38
46
Scunthorpe United
26
46

After playing this encounter, Colchester United will have 21 points like Salford City and Crawley Town to sit in the 17th place. Talking about the opposition, Newport County will have 28 points like Leyton Orient to remain in the 9th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League Two, Colchester United will play away with Bradford City on the 8th of December with a 4-2 head to head stats in favor of Colchester United (6 draws).

Newport County will host Sutton United on the 7th of December with a 0-0 head to head.

Colchester United – Formation

Colchester United
G
Jake Turner 24.England
8.7
D
Luke Chambers 4.England
7.1
D
Tommy Smith 5.New Zealand
6.8
D
C. Daniels 23.England
7.4
D
Cameron Coxe 27.Wales
6.8
M
Cole Skuse 8.England
7.1
M
L. Hannant 7.England
6.3
90'
M
Armando Dobra 19.Albania
6.5
75'
M
Noah Chilvers 14.England
6.9
25'
M
Sylvester Jasper 17.Bulgaria
6.2
61'
F
Freddie Sears 11.England
7.2
78'
Substitutes
G
D. Gerken 1.England
D
J. Tchamadeu 22.Cameroon
D
Miles Welch-Hayes 2.England
D
Tom Eastman 18.England
90'
M
Shawn McCoulsky 15.England
6.4
75'
M
Alan Judge 10.Republic of Ireland
6.9
61'
F
Frank Nouble 9.England

Colchester United started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Hayden Mullins decided to play with the following team: Jake Turner (8.7), Cameron Coxe (6.8), Luke Chambers (7.1), Tommy Smith (6.8), Charlie Daniels (7.4), Cole Skuse (7.1), Noah Chilvers (6.9), Sylvester Jasper (6.2), Armando Dobra (6.5), Luke Hannant (6.3) and Freddie Sears (7.2).

The home team had on the bench: J. Tchamadeu, F. Nouble, D. Gerken, M. Welch-Hayes, T. Eastman, Shawn McCoulsky (6.4) and Alan Judge (6.9).

Substitutions

Colchester United made 3 changes: S. Jasper for A. Judge (61′), A. Dobra for S. McCoulsky (75′) and L. Hannant for T. Eastman (90′).

Best player: Jake Turner​

The most impressive player for Colchester United was the goalkeeper: Jake Turner. His rating is 8.74. He performed 9 saves.

Newport County – Formation

Newport County
G
Joe Day 1.England
6.3
D
J. Clarke 5.England
7.0
29'
D
S. Bennett 17.England
6.7
D
Mickey Demetriou 28.England
6.8
M
Ryan Haynes 3.England
7.9
M
Cameron Norman 2.England
6.8
M
Robbie Willmott 7.England
7.0
M
Finn Azaz 18.England
7.2
M
Oliver Cooper 31.Wales
6.8
74'
F
Dom Telford 19.England
7.4
36'
F
Courtney Baker-Richardson 10.England
7.4
Substitutes
G
N. Townsend 30.Antigua and Barbuda
D
Aaron Lewis 14.Wales
M
K. Ellison 22.England
M
Lewis Collins 21.Wales
M
Jake Cain 24.England
F
Timmy Abraham 16.England
F
Alex Fisher 12.England

Newport County started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

James Rowberry played with: Joe Day (6.3), James Clarke (7.0), Scot Bennett (6.7), Mickey Demetriou (6.8), Cameron Norman (6.8), Finn Azaz (7.2), Robbie Willmott (7.0), Oliver Cooper (6.8), Ryan Haynes (7.9), Dom Telford (7.4) and Courtney Baker-Richardson (7.4).

They had on the bench: N. Townsend, A. Lewis, K. Ellison, L. Collins, T. Abraham, J. Cain and A. Fisher.

Substitutions

Newport County decided to remain with the initial team without doing any substitution.

Best player: Ryan Haynes​

The player that probably impressed the most for Newport County was Ryan Haynes.

His rating is (7.9) with 28 passes (60% accurate) and 5 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 8. He performed 13 crosses.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the League Two.​